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W. HU PPERT Dec 5, 1944.

COMB

Original Filed April 18. 1942 INVENTOR Vl lLL/AM fi z/p s/rz ESYATTORNEY Reissued Dec. 5, 1944 UNITED STATES P ENT ori ce COMB WilliamHuppert, New York, N. Y., assignor' to Delamere Company Inc., acorporation of Delaware Original No. 2,316,335, dated April 13, 1943,Serial No. 439,527, April 18, 1942.

Application for reissue August 2, 1943, Serial No. 497,059

Claims.

This invention relates to a comb of the hair retaining type that is usedto keep the hair in place. Examples of such combs are shown in mypatents Reissue No. 21,131 of June 27, 1939, and Reissue No. 22,035 ofFebruary 24, 1942.

The principal objects of the present invention are to provide a comb ofthis type that will lie flat in the hair, that will effectually grip thehair so as to prevent the comb from slipping or the hair from becomingdisarranged, and that can be easily and inexpensively molded or shapedfrom plastic material.

A further object of the invention is to provide a comb comprising a setof teeth and a connecting rib formed in one piece and having a separatepiece secured to the connecting rib to give the comb back increasedrigidity and shape stabillty.

Further advantages of the invention will appear from the followingdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich- Figure 1 is a front the position in which Fig. 2 is a front thefinished comb;

Fig. 3 is an end view'in elevation, partly in section, showing theback-bar in position to be applied to the comb;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the comb with plan view of the comb init is initially formed;

the back-bar applied;

Fig. 5 is a. fragmentary rear plan view of the comb; and

Figs. 6, '7 and 8 are views in section of the comb teeth through theirroot, intermediate portions, and ends, respectively. g The comb may bemade of plastic or other suitable material, and is shaped, either bymolding it, or by stamping it from a blank of the material, with the.teeth I!) spread radially or in fanlike formation and with theforwardly projecting connecting rib ll curved upwardly, substantially asshown in Fig. 1. This manner of manufacture facilitates the propershaping of theteeth. The rib is then straightened, preferably underheat, to bring the teeth into their parallel, lapped position shown inFigure 2.

Each tooth has a wide portion l2 intermediateand tapering towards itsupper or root end' 13 and its lower end or point l4. The lateral edgesof the teeth, particularly through the widened portions thereof, areformed with rabbets l5 having oppositely facing flat surfaces I6 and I1.

These flat surfaces, as seen in Fig. '7, are disposed plan view, partlyin section, of

will lie flush against each other in in a common plane so that the edgesof the teeth lapped relation.

The backbar I8 is separately molded or formed, either of the same, or ofa different material, from that of the comb proper. The bar is formedwith a longitudinal slot I9 in its rear face of suitable length, widthand depth to receive the connecting rib H. The back-bar as shown has acurved front face and ends but it is evident that'it may be made of anysuitable shape and size, and-ornamented or decorated in any desiredmanner.

In assembly, the rib ll, after it has been straightened, is inserted in.the slot I9 and secured to the bar l8 by cementing or otherwisefastening the parts together. The bar gives the comb back increasedrigidity, an attractive appearance, and serves to hold the rib and teethin position.

The comb and back may be curved lengthwise to conform to the curvatureof the head as is usual in combs of this type.

While I have described and illustrated a preferred embodiment of theconstruction, it will be understood that modifications may be madetherein without departing from the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A hair retaining comb comprising a plurality of teeth having lappedlateral edge portions, a forwardly projecting rib formed integral withand connecting the upper ends of the teeth, and a separate bar having arecess in its rear face in which the rib is received and permanentlysecured to hold the teeth in lapped position.

2. A hair retaining comb comprising a set of teeth initially spread infan-like formation, a rib formed integral with and connecting the upperends of the teeth, said teeth having widened intermediate portionsprovided with oppositely facing rabbets along their lateral edges, and aseparate bar permanently secured to the rib to hold the teeth inposition with their rabbeted edges in lapped relation.

3. A hair retaining comb comprising a set of teeth integrally connectedtogether at their upper ends, said teeth each having a widenedintermediat portion provided with rabbeted lateral edges that lap thecorresponding rabbeted edges of adjacent teeth.

4- A hair retaining comb comprising a set of teeth integrally connectedat their upper ends, said teeth each having a widened intermediateportion provided with rabbeted lateral edges having oppositely facingflat surfaces that lap the corresponding flat surfaces of the rabbetededges of adjacent teeth,

5. A hair-retaining comb comprising a plurality of teeth having hairgripping portions substantially contacting each other, a relativelyflexible initially deformed rib of molded plastic material integral withthe teeth and connecting them at their upper ends, said rib projectingat an angle to the plane of the teeth, and a relatively rigid separatecomb back member permanently secured to the rib to hold it in fixedposition against its inherent tendency to return to its initiallydeformed shape.

WILLIAM H'UPPERT.

